Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 at U.S. trials

ByReuters

Published 28/06/2015 at 21:54 GMT

EUGENE, Oregon, June 28 - Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the U.S.

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trials in Oregon on Sunday.

Only four people, including world record holder Bolt, have ever run faster than the 33-year-old, whose previous best was 19.68 seconds.

"I know I had a great start, attacked coming off the turn and ran a great 150," Gatlin, who has twice served doping bans, told NBC television immediately after his race.

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Isiah Young was second in 19.93.

The wind was an allowable 0.4 metres per second.

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